title: [Expression of hematopoietic cytokines EPO, SCF and GM-CSF in bone marrow cells of patients with chronic aplastic anemia].
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the expressions of hematopoietic cytokines EPO, SCF and GM-CSF in bone marrow cells of patients with chronic aplastic anemia (CAA) and their significance. The mRNA expressions of EPO, SCF and GM-CSF from 35 CAA patients and 10 healthy individuals were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The results showed that the levels of EPO, SCF and GM-CSF in CAA patients were obviously lower than those in the healthy individuals (p < 0.01). It is concluded that the immunity disorder mediated by hematopoietic cytokines is one of the pathogenesis in the CAA patients, it provided theoretical basis for guiding clinical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rui-Rong
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C554270:EPO protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D004921:Erythropoietin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor